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Church of England to allow gay bishops in civil partnerships The Church of England has dropped its opposition to gay clergymen in civil partnerships becoming bishops, provided the men concerned promise to remain celibate.

05 January 2013

Kazakhstan to have 3 days off for Orthodox Christmas Religious holidays Kurban-ait and Orthodox Christmas are not considered official holidays, but are days off in Kazakhstan.

04 January 2013

In Xmas mass, Holy Land patriarch urges peace efforts Addressing the faithful in his Christmas Eve midnight mass in Bethlehem on Tuesday, Latin Patriarch Fuad Twal urged "men of good will" to seek peace amid "the sufferings in the Middle East."

25 December 2012

Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas Thousands of Palestinians and tourists were flocking to the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday to mark Christmas at the site where many believe Jesus Christ was born.

25 December 2012

Queen's chaplain says Church of England has racism problem Queen Elizabeth II's chaplain Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, tipped to become one of Britain's first women bishops, said Saturday that the Church of England is struggling with "institutional racism".

22 December 2012

Christians most populous of world's religions: report Christians are the world's biggest religious group, numbering some 2.2 billion people, according to a study released Tuesday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

18 December 2012

Popol Vuh: the Mayan holy book Before the creation of the Earth, there was only silence and darkness, only the sky and the sea until the deities Tepeu and Gucumatz created trees, animals and man -- so says the Mayan holy book.

18 December 2012

Kazakhstan to develop a State Program to Counteract Religious Extremism and Terrorism At the same time President warned that “measures to counteract extremism should not transform into witch-hunt and shouldn’t grow into moves to counteract religion”.

14 December 2012

Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan called citizens to put doomsday out of their heads Rumors have been spreading that we will have to face an apocalypse. People are getting scared and stocking up on food. All this is a groundless lie: Mufti.

14 December 2012

Jerusalem sites sprayed with anti-Christian graffiti Vandals sprayed anti-Christian graffiti on a monastery and a Christian cemetery in Jerusalem overnight, in two apparent "price-tag" attacks.

13 December 2012

No extremist organizations among re-registered religious institutions in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has completed compulsory re-registration of religious institutions.

07 December 2012

Kazakhstan religious authorities will keep an eye on students studying in Arab countries Representative of Astana’s mosque Khazret-Sultan suggested to control Kazakhstan students studying in Arab countries.

26 November 2012

Since the start of the year the country’s Interior Ministry has terminated operations of 60 religious entities and cults 60 religious entities have been shut down for the period as they lacked registration, didn’t comply with requirements to the number of members, or were deemed hazardous.

23 November 2012

Religious institutions have to report for foreign money: Lama Sharif Financial activities of religious unions are government by the Law щn non-commercial organizations acting in Kazakhstan since January 16, 2001.

16 November 2012

Kazakhstan Religions Agency commented banning of scientologists Deputy chairman of Kazakhstan Agency for Religious Affairs Marat Azalkhanov explained why scientologists were refused a registration.

15 November 2012

China not 'serious' in Tibet immolations probe: Dalai Lama Chinese government is not "seriously" probing the cause of a spate of self-immolations by Tibetans across China, the Dalai Lama said Monday.

12 November 2012

Russian Orthodox patriarch visits Holy Land Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill was in Jerusalem on Friday for his first visit to the Holy Land since becoming head of the powerful church in 2009.

10 November 2012

Security increase reported after Tibet protests China is ramping up security in Tibetan areas after a spate of self-immolation protests just as Beijing holds a key political gathering.

09 November 2012

Millions across Philippines visit their dead Millions across the Philippines visited cemeteries Thursday to pay respects to their dead, in an annual tradition that combines Catholic religious rites with the country's penchant for festivity.

01 November 2012

Kazakhstan eyes banning scientology Kazakhstan Religious Affairs Agency supplied Justice Ministry with a negative statement following a religious expert check into Kazakhstan's scientology institutions.

28 October 2012

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